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How is alcohol classified?

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Answer:

Alcohol is classified as a depressant. It makes the person have slurred speech, unsteady movement, disturbed perceptions and an inability to react quickly.

Explanation:

The amount of alcohol can affect how a person feel. Most people that drink alcohol to loosen up to have the"stimulant effect", such as a beer or glass of wine. But if you drink too much it becomes a depressant which is what it is originally classified as. If it becomes an overdose, it can lead to a person's death.

Different kinds of drinks have a different amount of alcohol in it.
For example: Beer 2–6% alcoholCider 4–8% alcoholWine 8–20% alcoholTequila 40% alcoholRum 40% or more alcoholBrandy 40% or more alcoholGin 40–47% alcoholWhiskey 40–50% alcoholVodka 40–50% alcoholLiqueurs 15–60% alcohol
etc...
How much and how quickly you drink of each different of drink and if you drinks a combination of them, the effect is going to be different.